Tarache tetragona | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Tarache |
Species: | T. tetragona |
Binomial name | |
Tarache tetragona (Walker, 1858) | |
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Tarache tetragona, the four-spotted bird dropping moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from southern Florida south through the Caribbean and from eastern Texas south through Mexico and most of Central America to Costa Rica.
The wingspan is about 20 mm.
The larvae feed on Malvaviscus arboreus and Herssantia crispa.
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Taxon identifiers | |
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Acontia tetragona |
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